Find and delete a line that starts with a certain string in a file
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I’m writing a bash code to find and then modify and delete a line in a file that begins with a certain string ($name).
My file has a tab in the begginig of the lines and the $name is always found right after the tab.
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I’m writing a bash code to find and then modify and delete a line in a file that begins with a certain string ($name).
My file has a tab in the begginig of the lines and the $name is always found right after the tab.
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I’m writing a bash code to find and then modify and delete a line in a file that begins with a certain string ($name).
My file has a tab in the begginig of the lines and the $name is always found right after the tab.
bash
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I’m writing a bash code to find and then modify and delete a line in a file that begins with a certain string ($name).
My file has a tab in the begginig of the lines and the $name is always found right after the tab.
bash
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Show us some samples of how it is and how it should be!
– George Udosen
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Show us some samples of how it is and how it should be!
– George Udosen
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Show us some samples of how it is and how it should be!
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